proper nounnounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈfɛjsbɵk//
- United States//ˈfeɪsbʊk//
- //ˈfeɪsbuːk//
- /[ˈfeːsbuːk]/
A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.
proper noun
- 1
A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.
Mia was just seeing a reel on Facebook that her friend had posted.
Google is one of several Big Tech firms that has made an aggressive push into gaming in recent years, along with Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB).
Etymology
From facebook, earlier TheFacebook and Facemash.
noun
- 1
A personal web profile on the social-networking site Facebook.
You might have a Facebook. So do I. And so does my mom and my grandma and all of her friends. But you know who doesn’t have a Facebook? Your kid’s friends.
'An intimate photo has been posted on your cloned Facebook page,' says Greg. 'What, of me in the nuddy?' Nick snorts a note of laughter. 'No, of you and a woman.' 'What woman? Show me,' he says holding his hand out.
verb
- 1
To use the social-networking site Facebook.
- 2
To send a message or leave a comment on Facebook.
Facebook me the details later.
Corinthia’s bathroom was never discussed with the Lugo Memorial student body, but when it (the bathroom) materialized, it was Facebooked, Instagrammed, Tweeted, Foursquared, WordPressed, Tumblred, Snapchatted, and so thoroughly digitally disseminated that it was as if pictures of Rinna Buss’s breasts had been leaked.
Forms
- plural
- Facebooks
- past tense
- Facebooked
- past participle
- Facebooked
- present participle
- Facebooking
- third person singular
- Facebooks
Facebook · A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.
faced · Having a specified type or number of faces.facial · Of or affecting the face.facilities · Synonym of facility in certain contexts.